Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 9, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Political Science
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __tedited, ad hominem, confirmation bias, correlation, ideology, objectivity, subjectivity, trust in scientists}

With Stunning Admission of Error, Scientific Name-Calling Suffers a Setback

_{David Klinghoffer
June 9, 2016

Bioethics, Political Science, Science Reporting

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The discourse of name-calling is a scourge of public life today, and it's only getting worse. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 9, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, Politics}

Universities Shouldn’t Hire Evolution Dissenters, Says Intellectual Diversity Advocate

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 9, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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Nicholas Kristof groups dissent from evolution with racism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 8, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Fire-Maker, science}

Objection to Intelligent Design — Universe Is Too Big, with Too Much “Wasted Space”

_{David Klinghoffer
June 8, 2016

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Is it like going to the mall and looking for a pair of pants with the right waist and inseam measurements? Read More ›

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Date
June 8, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, events, Science, Undeniable (book)}

Meet Doug Axe and Celebrate the Publication of Undeniable, July 13 at Seattle’s McCaw Hall!

_{Science and Culture
June 8, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Join us as we celebrate the release of a courageous and pioneering book that articulates a startling and original scientific vision. Read More ›

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Date
June 8, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, history, Nature, Science, Travel}

A Design False Positive? Applying the Design Filter in Archaeology

_{Science and Culture
June 8, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A case of mistaking geology for intelligent design, with some nuance. Read More ›

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Date
June 7, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Health & Wellness}

Medicine and Our “Perfect” Anatomy

_{Science and Culture
June 7, 2016

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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What Diogo and Molnar seem to want is a metric with The Human Body as God Would (or Should) Have Made It at one end of the measuring stick. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 7, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Technology
Tagged
, __tedited, altruism, amorality, behavior, book reviews, coercion, eugenics, evolutionary ethics, moral argument, objectivity, teleology, transhumanism}

Better Babies Through Evolution? Richard Weikart on the Siren Song of Transhumanism

_{David Klinghoffer
June 7, 2016

Bioethics, Evolution, Technology

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The fact that all this is so far technological fantasy may be its lone saving grace. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
June 7, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __tedited, algorithms, artificial general intelligence, computational power, expertise, human intelligence, human mind, intelligence, machine intelligence, meaninglessness, Overruling Intelligence, Watson}

Watson’s Goof — What We Should Really Fear from AI

_{Brendan Dixon
June 7, 2016

Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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It was a telling response, revealing the idiot inside the savant. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 6, 2016

Categories
Chemistry
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __tedited, abiogenesis, functional complexity, ignorance, mystery, nanomachines, natural causes, origin of life, prebiotic chemistry, prebiotic synthesis experiments, synthetic chemistry}

On Prebiotic Chemistry, Synthetic Chemist James Tour Urges an Admission of Ignorance

_{David Klinghoffer
June 6, 2016

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Taking aim at biologists who assume the matter of life from nonlife is well in hand, Tour sets out this way. Read More ›

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Author
Steve Laufmann

Date
June 6, 2016

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Tagged
, __tedited, analogy, bioengineering, biological machines, biomimicry, coordination, design constraint, design framework, interdisciplinary, optimization, reverse-engineering, system of systems, Systems Biology, systems engineering, worldview}

Foundational Question: Is Biology Engineering?

_{Steve Laufmann
June 6, 2016

Biology, Engineering

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Look at the photo at the top of this post, and ask yourself: What's the best-engineered object in view? Read More ›